30 Days SEPTEMBER 1959 9th Month 10 THURSDAY 253-112 MT. MICHAEL WE TOOK DR. RAPSON DOWN TO HAGAVE CREEK IN A.M., SPENT THE MORNING COLLECTING WATER INVERTEBRATES. HE BOUGHT A SICK- LOOKING SICKLE-BILL BIRD OF PARADISE FROM A NATIVE FOR 2/6. HE DECIDED NOT TO TAKE IT TO PT. MORESBY + LEFT IT IN MY CARE, JOHN DROVE THEM TO GOROITA IN P.M. THEY TRIED TO NET FISH IN THE KAMI RIVER - NEGATIVE. JOHN SPENT THE NIGHT. HAD I SHOT AT AN OTOMOPS - NO LUCK. LONG LETTER FROM RUS PETERSON. WONDERFUL LUCK AT NONDUGL. FAIR + QUITE WARM 11 FRIDAY 254-111 MT. MICHAEL THIS IS THE DAY I LEARNED THAT I HAD BECOME A GRANDFATHER! SMALL BOY CAME DOWN FROM LUF A WITH A MESSAGE IN A SPLIT STICK. COPY OF CABLE FROM HOBY. RADIO FROM BOTANY STAFF IN LAE. NOTE FROM NELL + BILL McSEVENY, E.M.O. AT LUF A. I AM SO RELIEVED THAT MIMI + THE BABY ARE BOTH O.K. I LIKE THE NAME HEATHER. D.C.'S WIFE (HEATHER SEALE) IN GOROITA. P.M. 12 SATURDAY 255-110 MT. MICHAEL, BEECH CAMP ANOTHER GOOD NIGHT FOR MY BAT NET - 4 SYCONYCTERIS. 6 RATTUS NIobe FROM 40 M.SP. ON THE RIDGE ABOVE CAMP. 290 FROGS TODAY - MOSTLY SMALL ONES! CLOSED OUR BOOKS ON THEM. LEN + JOHN AT SAWMILL IN A.M. JOHN SHOT A LARGE PIGEON! EARLY A.M. - KEPT HEAD FOR RECORD (DRY IT IN OVEN). JOHN + I UP BEFORE 6: TO TRY FOR ANOTHER OTOMOPS. SAW SEVERAL BETWEEN 6: + 6:10 BUT VERY HIGH. SHOTS MADE THEM SWERVE BUT NO VICTIMS. FLYING SLOWER THAN AT DUSK + CIRCLING. BOUGHT MORE PEANUTS FROM LON DON - THE TUL-TUL. DRIZZLE RUINED OTOMOPS FLIGHT TO NIGHT. NELL McSEVENY BROUGHT MAIL. LETTER-T.MARCHANT NO JACKING CLOUDY. LITTLE SUN. 13 SUNDAY 256-109 MT. MICHAEL, BEECH CAMP 6 MONTHS FROM HOME TODAY. UP AT 6: HAD A FEW HOPEFUL SHOTS AT OTOMOPS BUT NO LUCK. HOWEVER, TONIGHT JOHN + I ZEROED IN ON ONE BUT IT FELL IN TANGLED BRUSH + WE HAVE NOT FOUND IT YET. 3 FLEW FAIRLY LOW (80F) ONLY 1 MELOMYS IN TRAPS. 1 SYCONYCTERIS IN NET. KIM STEPPED ON AN 1 M. RATTUS. SMALL BOYS BROUGHT IN 1 POLOGNOMELOMYS + A LOVELY LARGE (HAIREO) POUCH YOUNG OF PSEUDOCEIRUS CORINNAE. TRAPS IN. DRIZZLING AT 9:P.M.